{"id":8439,"date":"2026-04-01T07:36:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/?p=8439"},"modified":"2026-04-01T07:36:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:36:50","slug":"us-golf-star-tiger-woods-has-announced-he-will-take-a-leave-of-absence-to-seek-treatment-after-being-arrested-on-suspicion-of-drug-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/?p=8439","title":{"rendered":"US Golf Star Tiger Woods has announced he will take a leave of absence to seek treatment after being arrested on suspicion of drug-driving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US Golf Star Tiger Woods issued a public statement on March 31 saying he would take a break from the game to seek treatment and focus on his health, AFP and other foreign media reported.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8440 aligncenter\" title=\"8e661ee5cdd916c9e386655cc039babcu1\" src=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8e661ee5cdd916c9e386655cc039babcu1.png\" alt=\"8e661ee5cdd916c9e386655cc039babcu1\" width=\"1083\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8e661ee5cdd916c9e386655cc039babcu1.png 1083w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8e661ee5cdd916c9e386655cc039babcu1-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8e661ee5cdd916c9e386655cc039babcu1-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8e661ee5cdd916c9e386655cc039babcu1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1083px) 100vw, 1083px\" \/><br \/>\nTiger Woods<\/p>\n<p>Previously (March 27) , Woods was arrested on suspicion of\u201cDriving under the influence of alcohol, drugs,\u201d released on bail later in the day. The investigation has ruled out drink-driving. He agreed to take a breathalyzer test and was found not to have driven under the influence. Investigators suspected him of driving\u201cUnder the influence of drugs,\u201d but woods refused to take a urine test.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand and appreciate the gravity of the situation I find myself in,\u201d Woods said in a statement posted on social media on Tuesday. I will take time off to seek medical attention and focus on my health. This is necessary to ensure my health is a priority and to move towards long-term recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am committed to investing enough time to return to a healthier, stronger and more focused state, both in my personal and professional life,\u201d the statement added<\/p>\n<p>This is the 50-year-old woods for the second time on suspicion of\u201cDriving under the influence of alcohol, drugs,\u201d was arrested, but also his fourth car accident. U. S. President Donald Trump later on 27 this response, he said the matter\u201cFeel very bad.\u201d. \u201cI feel really bad,\u201d Trump told reporters. \u201cHe&#8217;s had some difficulties. There was an accident, that&#8217;s all I know. He&#8217;s a very close friend of mine.\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Golf Star Tiger Woods issued a public statement on March 31 saying he would take a break from the game to seek treatment and focus on his health, AFP&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[261,257],"tags":[4613,4612,4615,1602,4614],"views":36,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8439"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8439"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8441,"href":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8439\/revisions\/8441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}